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The identification of high-risk PFO, which is more likely to be linked to CS, is essential. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of saline contrast transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for evaluating large right-to-left (RL) shunt. We enrolled 119 patients with or without CS who were confirmed to have PFO by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) or catheterization. The severity of RL shunt evaluated by TTE and TEE was classified as follows: small (&lt;\u200910 microbubbles), moderate (10\u201320 microbubbles), and large (&gt;\u200920 microbubbles). With TTE, large RL shunt was observed in 94 (79%) of 119 patients, including 66 of 74 with CS and 28 of 45 without CS. With TEE, large RL shunt was observed in 33 (28\u2009%) patients, including 26 with CS and 7 without CS. TTE showed large RL shunt more frequently than TEE (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.01). 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